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In the end what people regarded as saints? Jesus did not tell us to do some difficult things, like miracles. slender Many saints slender receive the grace of God, is regarded as the friend of God. He allowed the grace of the Holy Spirit's role in his body to allow him to live in his body. So, in the end who is the saint? Church, slender it was a saint yet? First, I want to tell you that the Saints often do not know they are saints, though, they have more than the average slender person the grace of God, but they never think of themselves as saints. They do not pretend humility, said he deliberately unaware. It's like, people slender in the distance, you can see the sun's light, but very close to the sun people, comparing yourself to the sun, it will feel very small. So, the Saints often said he negligible, it is their heartfelt feelings. If someone declares "I am the saints, I have with God, please honor me, praise me." This person is definitely not a saint. In the Gospel it is written that when those good people died, went to God, and God said to them: "When I was thirsty, you gave me a drink, when I was hungry, you gave me food, when I'm cold when you gave me clothes cold "Often these good man would answer:" I do not remember how any of these things when I was done, "they always face his heart to calm everything done?. They will not wondering, I should remain silent and let God thought I really did these things, so that you can enter the kingdom of heaven. slender
So, how does the saint's image? Saints slender grow at different times, with different occupations. Even very young children can become saints. There have been a young girl, she refused the emperor with candy to lure their faith, she did not obey and was killed. In the church, the identity of the saints may be monks, housewives, soldiers, or of all ages male or female. These saints love God more than anything else. They loved the church, willing to daily testimony of Jesus Christ. There was a young couple asked me: Although we can not sacrifice their lives for Christ said was stupid, but it seems a bit irrational. I told them that the focus is not sacrificed their lives for Christ, but the two of you are willing to sacrifice their lives for each other. Mr. willing to sacrifice their lives for his wife, his wife is also yes. Even if you can not do like this, then it simply does not sacrifice their lives for Christ. Orthodoxy is not a religion but a way of life, your religious beliefs, must be fully integrated with your life. You came to the church to attend the Divine Liturgy. This means that you are willing for your husband, your child sacrifice, even brothers and sisters in the church. In other words, you are willing to sacrifice themselves for others, it's only for the sacrifice of Christ.
In fact, there are so many saints are unknown. In our midst, there are many people suffering all his life. Perhaps they Yurenbushu, marriage is very bumpy road. Saints always difficult environment to endure great pain, sacrifice itself for the benefit of others. Sometimes, the Saints will perform miracles, but miracles after their trip, definitely not around publicity. Some pastors slender like the United States, Internet advertising is a miracle on its own line, who is definitely not a saint. Saints know the miracle from God's grace, slender not due to their own. They are very humble. We also know that these saints sometimes point out our shortcomings, "judgment" us. Some people say that only God can "judge" us, but St. Paul said that the saints will come to judge us. How the saints will judge us? For example: a man to hell, he told God said: "Thou why so unfair, so much so that I had the disease, suffered so many difficulties?" At this point, God may bring a sicker than he heavy, encounter more difficulties brothers out, however, the achievements of this brother slender in distress in many things. The brothers could make him ashamed, that he repent, and this brother slender is a saint. Saints appeared to him, is a trial.
After some people baptized from coming or the church. In the time trial, maybe they will say: Oh, I do not go church because no one told me, when was the Orthodox Church. I want to tell you, there is a soldier, he was baptized a year before, the guerrillas were arrested in the city car, the enemy because of his religious beliefs slender to hurt him. Although the body is under stress enemy, he still insisted beliefs. His enemies with brutal way, continue to abuse him until he died so far. He was baptized just simply do not know any theology, but he loves God, but also very honest about his heart. This is a real saint, his life is so simple, a simple good things, you can really enter his mind. We should be honest with ourselves, should not make excuses for yourself. Some people allegedly, they are Orthodox Christians, in fact, he is not a true Orthodox Christians.
Peter asked Jesus: "I give up everything to follow you, then I would get what?" Jesus said: "If people abandon their parents, brothers, children, and follow me, the future will certainly get a lot of" maybe some people would say, what I have No, I just want my children, I do not want to sacrifice my child. We should know that the Gospel teaches us that if your child is to sacrifice the truth, you will not lose him forever, slender he will live forever with God, you can through slender the love of God, and other miracles, slender and He together. God lives in you and he will have eternal link. I do not know if I say this clearly enough, let me explain further. Jesus did not mean you should abandon their parents, wives, children, if the content of the Gospel deeply, you will find that Peter was with his wife, went to preach the gospel. slender We should understand that our oneness with God, not a personal emotional feeling, but a real one, which is a deep connection, we need hard to understand. That's why I would say that the Orthodox marriage is eternal, must continue to develop and maintain the body of God. I would like to place in the story of a sacred mountain monastery.
There are a monk had left home to desert monasticism. Many years later, there is a fellow of the tourists come here. The monks recognized his own hometown, then asked him about the current situation of a family house, that house is actually his original family. As a result, the tourists slender told him that this family had a very tragic, his father died, his mother was dying, two daughters very poor, difficult to survive. After the tourists leave, the monks would clean up simple luggage, ready to take a boat to go back home. Just when he wanted to board, saw a yogi, the yogi look different from ordinary people. He asked the monk: "Father, where are you going?" He replied: "I lived here for many years, I am now going back to his hometown because my folks told me that my family had a great sorrow, I think To go back and take care of them. "So the ascetics big sigh:!" To be honest, I was coming from your hometown since you have to go back home, I'll be free, "the monks heard he was surprised, slender and asked He said: "Who are you?" The yogi replied: "I am the messenger of God, God sent me to replace your job to protect your family though God was tempted to let your family, but your family Eros are very, very pious, so your father is now in heaven with God. "very shocked after hearing the monks, he decided to return to their original positions, continue to pray for them in the wilderness. The monks of his life are a good monk, with his family after his death, have become saints.
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